Team Blackboard

The Team

Copywriter Taylor
Hartong, from Savannah, Mo., is a senior majoring in public relations. She
hopes to find a job in the communications field where she can work on a team
while helping others. She enjoys using her creativity to write, paint, crochet
and do other crafts.

Interactive/Digital
Manager Nikki Justice, from Lee's Summit, Mo., is a junior double majoring in
interactive digital media: computer science and visual imaging. She is
interested in programming and designing mobile applications, and her main
career goal is to create video games and technology within the digital entertainment
industry. She is a self-proclaimed art nerd and is teaching herself Japanese.

Graphic Designer Chelsea Nebel, from Farragut, Iowa, is a junior majoring in art with
a concentration in graphic design. She hopes to work for an advertising agency
in the Des Moines area and move south after a few years. She enjoys visiting
thrift stores and trying out new Pinterest recipes.

Media
Manager Taylor Neff, from Dakota Dunes, S.D., is a senior majoring in public
relations and minoring in advertising. Her goals include starting a career in
an innovative, creative environment in Kansas City and eventually travel. Her
favorite thing to do in her free time is see live music and she can wiggle her
ears.

Project
Manager Wyatt Price, from Ridgeway, Mo., is a senior majoring in management
information systems and minoring in computer science. After graduation, he
plans to start his career in the information systems industry in the Kansas
City area. He also enjoys snowboarding.

Public
Relations Manager Rachel Sielaff, from Hiawatha, Kan., is a senior majoring in
public relations. After graduation, she would like to end up working in
Manhattan, Kan., or Kansas City. Someday, she would like to use her degree to
work in the mental health field. In her free time she likes to read, paint and
spend time with her husband and dogs.

Strategic
Planner Jessica Vervaecke, from Bonner Springs, Kan., is a senior majoring in
marketing. She hopes to get a job in the Kansas City area and eventually attend
graduate school to pursue a career in sports management and marketing. Her
dream job is working for the Boston Red Sox and she is a huge sports fan.

Art Director
Laura White, from Republic, Mo., is a senior majoring in art with an emphasis
in graphic design. After graduation, she hopes to work for an in-house design
team. Her goal is to become an art director in five years. She would love to
work in magazine publication.